More buses for Bears' first home game on Sunday

September 18, 2008

The CTA will have additional buses on hand when the Chicago Bears play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their home opener at noon Sunday, transit officials said today.

There will be additional service on the #12 Roosevelt, the #128 Soldier Field Express and the #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express routes, including non-stop service of the #128 bus between Ogilvie Transportation Center, Union Station, and Soldier Field.

Service will operate from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. After the game, buses will leave Soldier Field every few minutes for one hour, officials said. The cost will be $1 for full-fare customers and 50 cents for reduced-fare customers.

Fans can also travel to Soldier Field via the Red, Orange or Green Line El trains, stopping at the Roosevelt station. The Brown Line trains will also stop at Roosevelt station on Sunday due to construction in the Loop.

Separately, Green, Pink and Orange Line trains will be rerouted in the Loop as a result of slow zone prevention work, officials said.